Founded in 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic and racial uprising, a weekly online Zoom call became a heart cry for the Black community that turned into an unstoppable momentum.

Mission

Black Dance Change Makers is a group of Black dancers redefining performance through choreographed movements of change. We unite and uplift our community through leadership, education, and service.

Vision

By intentionally building a community that moves with curiosity, and centers personhood and collective care, we work to honor the legacies of those who have come before us and blaze a safe and inclusive path for those who will change the world after us.

How we (re)define our work:

Performance noun

  • the execution of an action

  • using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

  • the fulfillment of a claim, promise, or request

Choreography noun

  • the sequence of steps and movements in dance

  • planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of dancers.

  • the technique of representing the various movements in dancing by a system of notation

Movement noun

  • a series of organized activities working toward an objective

  • a group of people who share the same beliefs, ideas, or aims

Our Values:

  • Learning, Openness, Curiosity, Creativity

  • Community, Collective Responsibility, Responsiveness

  • Patience, Care, Respect

  • Celebration, Joy

  • Honoring Legacies and Ancestors 

  • Dignity, Uniqueness, Centering our Personhood